Cheistophee c



(No Model.)

G. C. SHELBY. y FASTENER FOR NEGKTIES, SGARPS, &c.

No. 342,936. Patented June 1, 1886.

.mbar/wy UNITED STATESv PAPIENT OFFICE.

CHRISTOPHER C. SHELBY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO vTHE CANFIELD RUBBER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FASTEN`ER FOR NECKTIES, SCARFS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,936, dated June 1I 1886.

l Application tiled February 6, 1886. Serial No. 191,057. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER C. SHELBY, of New York city, county, and State, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Neckties, Scarfs, 85e.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of refer'- ence marked thereon.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved device for attachment to the back of an ordinary necktie or scarf and adapted to engage with the wearers collar-button, so as to hold the necktie or scarf properly adjusted and prevent its moving either vertically or laterally'. To this end it consists of a holder provided at its front with a slotted portion adapted to engage with a collar-button, and at its rear with a pointed spiral by which to attach it to the back of the scarf or necktie, substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view showing the relation of the two parts of the holder before they are connected. Fig. 2 represents a rear view of the completed holder. Fig. 3 is a side View of same. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a modified form of the holder.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The holder, as embodied in Fig. l, consists of a plate of thin metal, c, formed with a U- shaped slot, b, for admitting the shank of a collar-button, and provided with upper and lower ears, c d, which are adapted to be turned down so as to embrace and hold the base of a pointed spiral, e, asshown.

To apply this device, the pointed spiral is screwed into the back of the neoktie or scarf at a point which, when the necktie or scarf is adjusted in position, will come opposite the wearers collar-button, the slot b in the plate being left with its mouth uppermost, so that it may be in position to receive the shank of the collar-button. Vhen the necktie is in position and the shank of the collar-button is iutroduced into the slot, as described, the walls of the slot, being slightly springy, grasp the shank and remain in connection therewith until separated by a positive pull.

It will be seen that this device can be ap-v plied to or removed from any scarf or necktie by simply screwing in or out the pointed spiral, this requiring no skill and but a mo- Inent of time.

As a modiiication of the invention, I ,may

4construct the device of a single piece of wire,

bent so as to form a pair of spring-jaws, ff, at the front and an'attaching pointed spiral, g, all as shown in Fig. 4N. The construction shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, however, I prefer.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new-- 1. A holder for neckties and scarfs, having a slotted front portion for receiving and holding the shank of a collar-button and a pointed spiral at the rear, which serves as a means for attaching the holder to the scarf or necktie, substantially :1s-described. y

2. The hereindescribed holder for neckties and scarfs, consisting of the front plate provided with the slot and the upper and lower ears and the pointed spiral connected to the front plate by the turning down of the said ears, substantially as described.

CHRISTOPHER C. SHELBY.

Vitnesses:

D. M. BALDWIN, JAMES S. STEARNs. 

